Protector for tool-handles



(No Model.)

J. A. HBINTZ.

PROTECTOR FOR TOOL HANDLES. No. 606,211. Patented June 28, 1898.

l/ZLTNESSES NlTED STAT S ATENT- PROTECTOR FOR TOOL-HANDLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 606,211, dated June 28 1898.

Application filed December 3, 1897. Serial No. 660,643. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN A. HEINTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Menomonee, in the county of Dunn and State of Wisconsin, have invented a new and useful Protector for Tool-Handles, of which the following is a specification. 7

My invention relates to a metallic shield for the protection of the handles of tools against abrasion and splitting; and the objects are to provide a shield for that part of a handle which is most liable to receive blows and strengthen the handle at the point where it is most liable to split and which may be easily applied without previous preparation. I attain these objects by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in Which- Figure 1 is a view of my invention as ap plied to a common hammer. Fig. 2 is a face view. Fig. 3 is a view of the protector before being bent into handle. Fig. 4 is'a plan view of Fig. 3.

Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

The tongue A is elongated and sharpened at point (i to facilitate its entrance into the eye of the tool side of the handle at d, the other end of the tongue, I), being thickened to form a bearing for forcing in the point (1. The arms 19 b projecting at a right angle on either side of tongue A, are bent over at point 0 o and pointed to allowof their being fastened by driving into the wood when wrapped around the handle, as shown in Fig. 2.

This protector may be either cast, wrought, drop-forged, or punched from sheet metal, according to the size and shape of the handle to which it is to be applied.

I claim-e A protector for tool-handles made from one piece of metal A embodying within itself its own means of fastening by means of pointed end (1 which may be driven into the eye of the tool side of the handle, and has formed at the other end transverse arms 19 terminating in points 0 so that the said arms may be wrapped around the handle and the points 0 driven in to secure the protector in place, said protector A being thus applied Without preparation of the tool or the handle for itsreception or retention thereon either before or after its application, all substantially as set forth.

JOHN A. HE'INTZ. Witnesses:

A. F. HEISING, W. H. BECKER. 

